Pitcher

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Pitcher

1743-1763

Artist/maker unknown, German

The lid, inscribed with the initials “H.R.L.” and set with a medal showing a horseman and a woman under the legend “Ich reise fort von diesen Ort” (I ride away from this place), is marked beneath with an unknown Mainz pewterer’s touchmark with the initial “H” above a shield showing the coat of arms of Archbishop-Elector Johann Friedrich Karl Graf von Ostein (ruled 1743–63).

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Object Details

Title:

Pitcher

Date:

1743-1763

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, German

Medium:

Stoneware with cobalt decoration, pewter lid and foot

Dimensions:

Height: 10 3/16 inches (25.9 cm) Diameter: 4 7/16 inches (11.3 cm) Width (including handle): 5 3/4 inches (14.6 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with Museum funds, 1949

Accession Number:

1949-25-3

Geography:

Made in Germany, Europe Probably made in Hessen, Germany, Europe

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